I did one of the bravest thing last morning, that is, to present a short powerpoint on HIV to a lecture group of Pharmacy and Nursing students.
Why brave…
1) It was at about 9am, my usual sleeping time if not for school, during a short break in between a 2-hour Pharmacology lecture.
Most of the time, I’d utilize the break time for a short nap. So to do anything that requires thinking at this time, is totally out of the ordinary.
2) I had only glanced through the slides minutes before presenting.
3) I’m not a person who loves the limelight? Or any excessive attention. Sometimes it creeps the soul out of me.
4) I tend to get lost in my own world??? So presenting is definitely not my cup of tea. Problem of being too comfortable with yourself?! Haha ok excuse.
5) I tend to stammer on my words especially when I’m mentally lethargic or nervous (ie, when talking to a heartthrob =P, but that’s rare.)
To my friends, it’s so me to sprout nonsensical meaningless “words” with extra spoonerisms in a 5-minute conversation.
I find that hilarious and it is probably the highest form of self-entertainment.
However, if that happens in front of a group of future nurses and pharmacists, it’s not really funny. In fact, I might even be condemned as the next R.Low. Now you don’t want that to happen, not when you still have 2 more years in school.
So the thought of the above 5 points was enough to make my heart pound a great deal.
However, the strangest thing was, when I started to speak, i wasn’t even nervous at all…? I mean I know there was a huge crowd in front of me, but my mind just kept telling me they were looking at the slides and not at me. Muaha, so it helped.
I wouldn’t say I did well, it could definitely have been better in many ways. But who cares, I did it and overcame my own boundaries.
So that in itself was a little victory for me. Yay celebrate! =P
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